Sleep and geriatric syndromes in elderly emergency patients in China: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to assess the prevalence of abnormal sleep conditions and geriatric syndromes in elderly emergency patients in China and to explore the relationship between them. The convenience sampling method was used to recruit elderly patients in the Emergency Department of Yueyang Central Hospital in Hunan Province from July to November 2023. A total of 205 elderly emergency patients were included. Sleep conditions and four geriatric syndromes (frailty, sarcopenia, malnutrition, and cognitive impairment) were investigated. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between sleep and the four geriatric syndromes. After adjusting for age, gender, marital status, education level, and number of comorbidities, it was found that patients with mild and significant dayti

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12533537 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature